Archives for January 12, 2019

‘“On a personal level, I want to be on the field as much as I possibly can,” DiMarco said. “This year, I was not there as much as I’ve been in the past. I wish I could have been. But whatever my role is, it is what it is. I’m going to go out there and give it all I’ve got, and hopefully I can go out and make some plays.”’

‘No Bills wide receiver has ever led the league in anything with the exception of Elbert Dubenion, who in Buffalo’s 1964 AFL championship season topped the AFL — not the NFL, mind you — in yards per catch at 27.1.’

‘Of course, the most realistic option for the Steelers to pursue is a trade. It just so happens that the Buffalo Bills not only need a No. 1 wide receiver, but they also have the cap space to accommodate a deal for Brown. Could the Bills be a realistic landing spot for the talented wide receiver? Spotrac co-owner and editor Michael Ginnitti named the Bills as one of four potential trade partners with the Steelers.’

‘That means, provided Barkley, Anderson, and Josh Allen all go to training camp as expected, the team will head to St. John Fisher with a combined 18 years and 71 starts of experience in the NFL among their quarterbacks. That’s a far cry from the trio of Allen, Nathan Peterman, and A.J. McCarron, who had just five years and five starts among them when they opened camp six months ago.’

‘It was quite the story for Jason Croom over the past two years. Formerly an undrafted rookie that the Bills released ahead of the 2017 season, before ultimately bringing him back to the practice squad later in the year. Then, in 2018, he impressed the coaching staff straight away in the spring and summer, to the point that he moved up the depth chart enough to be a lock for the 53-man roster. Croom is a developing player that is at his best when he can chip into the passing game.’